Barbados vs Belize: Number of people living in urban and rural areas

Barbados
168,725 people
in 2025
Belize
175,776 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
186th
Belize rank
183rd

Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time

  • Barbados
  • Belize
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How they compare

Belize currently reports 175,776 people against 168,725 people in Barbados, a difference of 7,051 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 186th and Belize ranks 183rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Belize in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Belize Difference Ahead
1950s 88,325 people 42,785 people 45,540 people Barbados
1960s 101,490 people 56,121 people 45,369 people Barbados
1970s 136,191 people 69,408 people 66,783 people Barbados
1980s 162,069 people 80,134 people 81,935 people Barbados
1990s 165,172 people 97,096 people 68,076 people Barbados
2000s 163,049 people 128,930 people 34,119 people Barbados
2010s 165,012 people 155,481 people 9,532 people Barbados
2020s 167,779 people 171,055 people 3,277 people Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Barbados or Belize?
Belize, at 175,776 people against 168,725 people in Barbados as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Barbados and Belize?
7,051 people, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Belize?
76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Barbados and Belize rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
Barbados ranks 186th and Belize ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Unit
people
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.